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My God. I would've been panned for that in university. Break it up with meaningful comments, rip some of it out into functions where possible, if you're leaving code in source which is commented out - at least leave a comment on why it's commented out.

I suppose this is the result of deadlines and lax code reviews.

"You are welcome to run several instances of your bots at the same time, and more generally to use any measure you see fit to achieve leaderboard domination. Fight!"

Couldn't this be cheesed pretty easily by flooding them with bots working in tandem - pushing to have the highest scoring ones win when they're pitted against each other.

The want for a traditional burial of some form isn't for the departed - as you say they have no need of it, it's so the family can grieve and have some form of closure and often a place to go and visit.

This is going to entirely depend on the family and is a very personal thing and not rational, but the widespread of emotional response to loss is anything but rational.

Myself I don't care what happens to my cadaver when I'm gone, but my family can deal with it as they please to bring whatever peace they need.

Very clever creatures. It's such a shame they only have a two year lifespan.

Yes making career moves from one technical field to another can be difficult - I hope you manage to find somewhere that'll take you on without putting you over a barrel.

I've found that it entirely depends what level of embedded development you want to enter - for instance I mainly work with C++ and MSQL databases on our platform - because our main device runs linux this makes sense. But other related products that we sell run on bare metal and are written in pure C.

Having a strong knowledge of C will most certainly get you far in this field, but perhaps learning the ins and outs of C++ wouldn't be such a bad idea if you have the spare time - the more niches you can fit in the easier it will be to pick up that job you really want.

Have you considered getting into embedded development? You tend to be dealing with much lower level code and closer to the hardware. It's fun :)

For sure. Most of these have been in the Mobile Humble Bundle. I don't really buy mobile games outside of it.

It's a question of looking through heaps of shite to find a gem. There are decently designed mobile games out there, they're just rare when compared to the amount optimised for ad revenue.

Hoplite springs to mind, and some of the ones pushed in the Humble Mobile bundles (some anyway).

Yes - this is what I'd refer to as a drone, something that can autonomously fly.

It just seems to be being used as a catch all scare mongering term for all RC aircraft though - and given how long they've been around with a perfectly fine track record, it's becoming a bugbear.

"A small drone helicopter passed within 30ft of the cockpit of an A319 plane while on the approach to Heathrow"

I really dislike the use of the word "drone" here. It really implies something that it's not - in that case it was a helicopter, in most other cases they use that term it's an RC quadcopter.

Unless we're going to start calling everything that's RC a drone.

Yeah I can see where you're coming from here, the Android example does resonate with me. Perhaps I'm not seeing the forefront of this movement because I'm using Linux so much nowadays - I guess I saw the bootstrap example and left it there.

It is odd how we're getting more and more screenspace to play with, phone screens and computer screens are getting larger with higher resolutions regularly, and yet we're pushing to remove functionality in the name of simplicity.

I see - thanks for the explanation.

Do people use bootstrap for anything more than a landing page? I see what the author is trying to say - but the kind of design that they're highlighting as the "new simple. beautiful" interfaces is rarely used for any thing but something nice to look at before you get into the meat of a product.

So HMRC is dodging paying tax on it's offices - to itself? I'm confused as to why they'd bother, couldn't they just take a bigger slice of the tax pie if they needed it to cover the cost of the offices?

How this ever made it onto the BBC is beyond me. "News Flash - Legendary programmer is not a people person"...

Sure - I tried it out just now, it's fine.

Like any feature rich application, it takes a little time to learn the ins and outs, time saving features and such - but it's very usable for a site like hacker news, you can even navigate via the numbered links on the site.

http://brainstormsandraves.com/reference/lynx/lynxhelpforbeg...

You can save your cookie options by setting an option in lynx:

http://lynx.invisible-island.net/current/README.cookies

As the poster below me points out, you can navigate links pretty fast in lynx when you get the hang of it and learn a few shortcuts.

I don't use it everyday, but do use it kind of frequently.

Hmm. If you're wanting to browse websites from the terminal, why not just use something like Lynx?

So.. Linux then? Happily playing Hotline Miami and using all the programs you mentioned.

Unless that's what you meant, in that case "whoosh over my head"

Honest question: Why don't they employ catalytic converters? Is the amount of exhaust just too much for them to be able to practically build them, or is it simply "We haven't been told we need one, so we're not going to bother."

Entirely correct and well backed up with sources. Myself I mix my own e-liquid, whilst not knowing exactly what goes into them due to using flavourings made by flavour companies, I have a better idea than some.

To avoid diacetyl just do not use any eliquid that has a butter like flavour (custards and creams are the usual candidates). When you pick up on what diacetyl smells like you can smell it from a mile off.

Unfortunately though - flavour companies started advertising "diacetyl free" on flavours while replacing it with chemicals which are just as bad - Acetyl Propynol and in some cases Butyric Acid.

Anyone who is interested in this I recommend reading Dr Farsalinos studies on the subject.

Just took a quick leaf through an issue, really brilliant stuff! Thanks for pointing it out.

This one was great.

http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/preview/index.php?did=7343&pag...

I have a thing for old government pamphlets.

Perhaps it's irrelevant, but I wonder what effects the single child policy will have in the next few decades to Chinas ascendancy. The ratio of adult males to females is going to be very lopsided. Will the excess males join the military to make up for the family life they cannot have? Will there be vast emigration to search for wives?

It's impossible to say in my opinion, but it's interesting to think about.

Been watching the development of this title for a while now - brilliant stuff. I'm so pleased the release has worked out well for you so far - even if only alpha.

When I have the spare funds I'll be sure to pick up a copy!

While impressive, after watching his videos it becomes apparent it's a vulnerability in that one particular model of lock. Not quite as impressive.

I live in the UK and I don't have a garage either, I'm fortunate enough to live on a quiet enough street off of main roads though, so I do all my maintenance on the street. It's ok until the wind gets up, and genuinely pleasant in summer.

So far as being vulnerable - yes you are. This is something you have to come to terms with, there are many biker safety courses out there designed to make you a better rider, police riding courses are very good, and so are some advanced ones - they'll teach you how to ride defensively, how to read the road as best as possible, danger assessment etc. That said, there is always a chance something out of your control could happen to you, but the same could be said for walking out of your house every day, we do what we enjoy because we enjoy it - you must assess the risk vs reward and decide if it is for you.

My advice? If you honestly have an interest, try a beginners course, even if you don't initially intend on getting a motorcycle it will give you a little taste of what it is like and let you make a slightly more informed decision.

Motorcycles - There's no feeling like it, you get time to unwind and be in your own head if you need it, or you can push the envelope and empty your head of everything but the road. The maintenance / mechanics side is really rewarding as well.

Assuming that TOR isn't safe - which there's strong evidence to believe at the moment, and you can track down who's involved, crypto becomes as strong as the resistance to pain of the people involved.

Bah - I managed to get a few landsat images through the earth API. I was going to construct a timelapse of new orleans through the 2005 floods. But when I specify I date I'm always getting an exception - Exception: No imagery for specified date.

It would be nice if there was some more info on what the datasets actually are - such as when they where created etc. It would also be nice for this to have some more detailed logs - such as the date of images that are actually returned if it's an approximation of the date you've specified.